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Brain‐derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) signaling plays a major role in the regulation of hippocampal neurogenesis in the adult brain. While the majority of studies suggest that this is due to its effect on the survival and differentiation of newborn neurons, it remains unclear whether this signaling directly regulates neural precursor cell (NPC) activity and which of its two receptors, TrkB or the p75 neurotrophin receptor (p75NTR) mediates this effect. Here, we examined both the RNA and protein expression of these receptors and found that TrkB but not p75NTR receptors are expressed by hippocampal NPCs in the adult mouse brain. Using a clonal neurosphere assay, we demonstrate that pharmacological blockade of TrkB receptors directly activates a distinct subpopulation of NPCs. Moreover, we show that administration of ANA‐12, a TrkB‐selective antagonist, in vivo either by systemic intraperitoneal injection or by direct infusion within the hippocampus leads to an increase in the production of new neurons. In contrast, we found that NPC‐specific knockout of p75NTR had no effect on the proliferation of NPCs and did not alter neurogenesis in the adult hippocampus. Collectively, these results demonstrate a novel role of TrkB receptors in directly regulating the activity of a subset of hippocampal NPCs and suggest that the transient blockade of these receptors could be used to enhance adult hippocampal neurogenesis.  相似文献   

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Amyloid β (Aβ) aggregates are the primary component of senile plaques in Alzheimer disease (AD) patient’s brain. Aβ is known to bind p75 neurotrophin receptor (p75NTR) and mediates Aβ-induced neuronal death. Recently, we showed that NGF leads to p75NTR polyubiquitination, which promotes neuronal cell survival. Here, we demonstrate that Aβ stimulation impaired the p75NTR polyubiquitination. TRAF6 and p62 are required for polyubiquitination of p75NTR on NGF stimulation. Interestingly, we found that overexpression of TRAF6/p62 restored p75NTR polyubiquitination upon Aβ/NGF treatment. Aβ significantly reduced NF-κB activity by attenuating the interaction of p75NTR with IKKβ. p75NTR increased NF-κB activity by recruiting TRAF6/p62, which thereby mediated cell survival. These findings indicate that TRAF6/p62 abrogated the Aβ-mediated inhibition of p75NTR polyubiquitination and restored neuronal cell survival.  相似文献   

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Neurotrophins and their receptors are known to play a role in the proliferation and survival of many different cell types of neuronal and non-neuronal lineages. In addition, there is much evidence in the literature showing that the p75 neurotrophin receptor (p75NTR), alone or in association with members of the family of Trk receptors, is expressed in a wide variety of stem cells, although its role in such cells has not been completely elucidated. In the present work we have investigated the expression of p75NTR and Trks in totipotent and pluripotent cells, the mouse pre-implantation embryo and embryonic stem and germ cells (ES and EG cells). p75NTR and TrkA can be first detected in the blastocyst from which ES cell lines are derived. Mouse ES cells retain p75NTR/TrkA expression. Nerve growth factor is the only neurotrophin able to stimulate ES cell growth in culture, without affecting the expression of stem cell markers, alkaline phosphatase, Oct4 and Nanog. Such proliferation effect was blocked by antagonizing either p75NTR or TrkA. Interestingly, immunoreactivity to anti-p75NTR antibodies is lost upon ES cell differentiation. The expression pattern of neurotrophin receptors in murine ES cells differs from human ES cells, that only express TrkB and C, and do not respond to NGF. In this paper we also show that, while primordial germ cells (PGC) do not express p75NTR, when they are made to revert to an ES-like phenotype, becoming EG cells, expression of p75NTR is turned on.  相似文献   

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Fas and p75 neurotrophin receptors (p75NTR) are death receptors that alone induce apoptosis of SH-SY5Y neuroblastoma cell line respectively by Fas ligand or brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF, a p75NTR ligand). We report on the modulation of Fas-mediated apoptosis by concomitant p75NTR activation. The exposure to both ligands suppressed the apoptotic effect. A co-localisation of Fas and p75NTR receptors was evidenced by co-capping and immunoprecipitation assays. Moreover, a caspase-8 inhibitor suppressed the protective effect of the concomitant BDNF and Fas ligand stimulation, suggesting that p75NTR and Fas receptors could share common signalling pathways.  相似文献   

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Neurogenesis takes place in the mammalian hippocampus throughout the whole life and deficient adult hippocampal neurogenesis has been related to neurological conditions like Alzheimer disease (AD), Parkinson disease (PD) and epilepsy. The molecular mechanisms by which immature neurons and their extending neurites find their appropriate position and target area remain largely unknown. Recent work by Jessberger et al.1 examines the role of Cdk5 in normal adult neurogenesis by a retroviral knock-down approach. Cdk5 is shown to be implicated in the migration of newborn neurons into the granule cell layer (GCL), as well as, in correct targeting of dendrites from newborn granule cells (GC) into the molecular layer (ML) of the dentate gyrus (DG). The study also shows that aberrant dendrites still seem to become synaptically integrated into the existing circuitry thereby suggesting a mechanistic dissociation between accurate dendritic targeting and subsequent synapse formation. The finding of Cdk5 guiding this integration of new born neurons at the physiologically appropriate place is an important step towards understanding adult neurogenesis that may help to overcome problems with the restorative use of neural stem cells in present grafting approaches in neurological diseases.Key words: cyclin-dependent kinase 5 (cdk5), adult neurogenesis, dentate gyrus  相似文献   

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While the role of p75NTR signaling in the regulation of nerve-related cell growth and survival has been well documented, its actions in osteoblasts are poorly understood. In this study, we examined the effects of p75NTR on osteoblast proliferation and differentiation using the MC3T3-E1 pre-osteoblast cell line. Proliferation and osteogenic differentiation were significantly enhanced in p75NTR-overexpressing MC3T3-E1 cells (p75GFP-E1). In addition, expression of osteoblast-specific osteocalcin (OCN), bone sialoprotein (BSP), and osterix mRNA, ALP activity, and mineralization capacity were dramatically enhanced in p75GFP-E1 cells, compared to wild MC3T3-E1 cells (GFP-E1). To determine the binding partner of p75NTR in p75GFP-E1 cells during osteogenic differentiation, we examined the expression of trkA, trkB, and trkC that are known binding partners of p75NTR, as well as NgR. Pharmacological inhibition of trk tyrosine kinase with the K252a inhibitor resulted in marked reduction in the level of ALPase under osteogenic conditions. The deletion of the GDI binding domain in the p75NTR-GFP construct had no effect on mineralization. Taken together, our studies demonstrated that p75NTR signaling through the trk tyrosine kinase pathway affects osteoblast functions by targeting osteoblast proliferation and differentiation.  相似文献   

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Overexpression of suppressor of cytokine signalling 2 (SOCS2) has been shown to promote hippocampal neurogenesis in vivo and promote neurite outgrowth of neurons in vitro. In the adult mouse brain, SOCS2 is most highly expressed in the hippocampal CA3 region and at lower levels in the dentate gyrus, an expression pattern that suggests a role in adult neurogenesis. Herein we examine generation of neuroblasts and their maturation into more mature neurons in SOCS2 null (SOCS2KO) mice. EdU was administered for 7 days to label proliferative neural precursor cells. The number of EdU-labelled doublecortin+ neuroblasts and NeuN+ mature neurons they generated was examined at day 8 and day 35, respectively. While no effect of SOCS2 deletion was observed in neuroblast generation, it reduced the numbers of EdU-labelled mature newborn neurons at 35 days. As SOCS2 regulates neurite outgrowth and dentate granule neurons project to the CA3 region, alterations in dendritic arborisation or spine formation may have correlated with the decreased numbers of EdU-labelled newborn neurons. SOCS2KO mice were crossed with Nes-CreERT2/mTmG mice, in which membrane eGFP is inducibly expressed in neural precursor cells and their progeny, and the dendrite and dendritic spine morphology of newborn neurons were examined at 35 days. SOCS2 deletion had no effect on total dendrite length, number of dendritic segments, number of branch points or total dendritic spine density but increased the number of mature “mushroom” spines. Our results suggest that endogenous SOCS2 regulates numbers of EdU-labelled mature newborn adult hippocampal neurons, possibly by mediating their survival and that this may be via a mechanism regulating dendritic spine maturation.  相似文献   

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While the study of in vitro regulation of neural stem cell lineage from both embryonic and adult neurospheres is greatly advanced, much less is known about factors acting in situ for neural stem cell lineage in adult brain. We reported that neurotrophin low affinity receptor p75NTR is present in the subventricular zone (SVZ) in adult male rats. We then characterized co-distribution of markers associated with precursor cells (nestin and PSA-NCAM) with growth factor receptors (p75NTR, trkA, EGFr) and proliferation-associated antigens (Ki67 and BrDU-uptake) in adult male rat by immunocytochemistry and confocal laser scan microscopy. Distribution of p75NTR-immunoreactivity (IR) was investigated using different mono- and polyclonal antisera. p75NTR is not co-distributed with glial fibrillary acid protein. It was found to be co-distributed with a small number of nestin-IR cells, whereas no coexistence with PSA-NCAM-IR was observed. Conversely, p75NTR-IR was present in numerous dividing cells (Ki-67-positive) and co-distributed with EGFr. In order to verify the possible association between p75NTR and cell death, we investigated co-distribution of p75NTR-IR with nuclear condensation images as visualized by Hoechst 33258 staining. While few images indicating nuclear condensation were observed in the SVZ, no coexistence with p75NTR was found. TrkA- and trkB-IR was not found in the SVZ. We also investigated p75NTR immunostaining on post-natal day 1 and day 16, because of the dramatic reduction of proliferating cells in SVZ over this time-interval. p75NTR-IR was not increased in the early post-natal phase. Thus, p75NTR seems to be associated with cell cycle regulation in SVZ in adult rat brain.  相似文献   

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A prevalent model of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) pathogenesis postulates the generation of neurotoxic fragments derived from the amyloid precursor protein (APP) after its internalization to endocytic compartments. The molecular pathways that regulate APP internalization and intracellular trafficking in neurons are incompletely understood. Here, we report that 5xFAD mice, an animal model of AD, expressing signaling‐deficient variants of the p75 neurotrophin receptor (p75NTR) show greater neuroprotection from AD neuropathology than animals lacking this receptor. p75NTR knock‐in mice lacking the death domain or transmembrane Cys259 showed lower levels of Aβ species, amyloid plaque burden, gliosis, mitochondrial stress, and neurite dystrophy than global knock‐outs. Strikingly, long‐term synaptic plasticity and memory, which are completely disrupted in 5xFAD mice, were fully recovered in the knock‐in mice. Mechanistically, we found that p75NTR interacts with APP at the plasma membrane and regulates its internalization and intracellular trafficking in hippocampal neurons. Inactive p75NTR variants internalized considerably slower than wild‐type p75NTR and showed increased association with the recycling pathway, thereby reducing APP internalization and co‐localization with BACE1, the critical protease for generation of neurotoxic APP fragments, favoring non‐amyloidogenic APP cleavage. These results reveal a novel pathway that directly and specifically regulates APP internalization, amyloidogenic processing, and disease progression, and suggest that inhibitors targeting the p75NTR transmembrane domain may be an effective therapeutic strategy in AD.  相似文献   

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Mature neurotrophins as well as their pro forms are critically involved in the regulation of neuronal functions. They are signaling through three distinct types of receptors: tropomyosin receptor kinase family (TrkA/B/C), p75 neurotrophin receptor (p75NTR) and sortilin. Aberrant expression of p75NTR in the CNS is implicated in a variety of neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer’s disease. The goal of this work was to evaluate one of the very few reported p75NTR small molecule ligands as a lead compound for development of novel PET radiotracers for in vivo p75NTR imaging. Here we report that previously described ligand LM11A-24 shows significant inhibition of carbachol-induced persistent firing (PF) of entorhinal cortex (EC) pyramidal neurons in wild-type mice via selective interaction with p75NTR. Based on this electrophysiological assay, the compound has very high potency with an EC50 <10 nM. We optimized the radiosynthesis of [11C]LM11A-24 as the first attempt to develop PET radioligand for in vivo imaging of p75NTR. Despite some weak interaction with CNS tissues, the radiolabeled compound showed unfavorable in vivo profile presumably due to high hydrophilicity.  相似文献   

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The plasticity mechanisms in the nervous system that are important for learning and memory are greatly impacted during aging. Notably, hippocampal‐dependent long‐term plasticity and its associative plasticity, such as synaptic tagging and capture (STC), show considerable age‐related decline. The p75 neurotrophin receptor (p75NTR) is a negative regulator of structural and functional plasticity in the brain and thus represents a potential candidate to mediate age‐related alterations. However, the mechanisms by which p75NTR affects synaptic plasticity of aged neuronal networks and ultimately contribute to deficits in cognitive function have not been well characterized. Here, we report that mutant mice lacking the p75NTR were resistant to age‐associated changes in long‐term plasticity, associative plasticity, and associative memory. Our study shows that p75NTR is responsible for age‐dependent disruption of hippocampal homeostatic plasticity by modulating several signaling pathways, including BDNF, MAPK, Arc, and RhoA‐ROCK2‐LIMK1‐cofilin. p75NTR may thus represent an important therapeutic target for limiting the age‐related memory and cognitive function deficits.  相似文献   

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The p75 neurotrophin receptor (p75NTR) is a critical mediator of neuronal death and tissue remodeling and has been implicated in various neurodegenerative diseases and cancers. The death domain (DD) of p75NTR is an intracellular signaling hub and has been shown to interact with diverse adaptor proteins. In breast cancer cells, binding of the adaptor protein TRADD to p75NTR depends on nerve growth factor and promotes cell survival. However, the structural mechanism and functional significance of TRADD recruitment in neuronal p75NTR signaling remain poorly understood. Here we report an NMR structure of the p75NTR-DD and TRADD-DD complex and reveal the mechanism of specific recognition of the TRADD-DD by the p75NTR-DD mainly through electrostatic interactions. Furthermore, we identified spatiotemporal overlap of p75NTR and TRADD expression in developing cerebellar granule neurons (CGNs) at early postnatal stages and discover the physiological relevance of the interaction between TRADD and p75NTR in the regulation of canonical NF-κB signaling and cell survival in CGNs. Our results provide a new structural framework for understanding how the recruitment of TRADD to p75NTR through DD interactions creates a membrane-proximal platform, which can be efficiently regulated by various neurotrophic factors through extracellular domains of p75NTR, to propagate downstream signaling in developing neurons.  相似文献   

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Rabies virus glycoprotein (RVG) is known to be the only factor that mediates rabies infection. The neurotrophin receptor (p75NTR), through its cysteine-rich domain 1, is a specific receptor for RVG and neutralizes virus infectivity, but its role in virus infection has remained obscure. We used adult mouse dorsal root ganglion (DRG) neurons as a model to study the role of p75NTR in RV infection of primary neurons. We show that RV infects around 20% of DRG neurons, of which more than 80% are p75NTR positive, have large diameters, and are capsaicin insensitive. Surprisingly, RV binding and infection are absent in about half of the p75NTR-expressing DRG neurons which have small diameters and are often capsaicin sensitive. This indicates that p75NTR is not sufficient to mediate RV interaction in sensory neurons. The rate and specificity of neural infection are unchanged in RV-infected p75NTRExonIV−/− mice that lack all extracellular receptor domains and in wild-type mice infected with two independent RV mutants that lack p75NTR binding. Accordingly, the mortality rate is unchanged in the absence of RV-p75NTR interaction. We conclude that although p75NTR is a receptor for soluble RVG in transfected cells of heterologous expression systems, an RVG-p75NTR interaction is not necessary for RV infection of primary neurons. This means that other receptors are required to mediate RV infection in vivo and in vitro.  相似文献   

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Amyloid β (Aβ) aggregates are the primary component of senile plaques in Alzheimer disease (AD) patient’s brain. Aβ is known to bind p75 neurotrophin receptor (p75NTR) and mediates Aβ-induced neuronal death. Recently, we showed that NGF leads to p75NTR polyubiquitination, which promotes neuronal cell survival. Here, we demonstrate that Aβ stimulation impaired the p75NTR polyubiquitination. TRAF6 and p62 are required for polyubiquitination of p75NTR on NGF stimulation. Interestingly, we found that overexpression of TRAF6/p62 restored p75NTR polyubiquitination upon Aβ/NGF treatment. Aβ significantly reduced NF-κB activity by attenuating the interaction of p75NTR with IKKβ. p75NTR increased NF-κB activity by recruiting TRAF6/p62, which thereby mediated cell survival. These findings indicate that TRAF6/p62 abrogated the Aβ-mediated inhibition of p75NTR polyubiquitination and restored neuronal cell survival.  相似文献   

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In the nervous system, both the shape and connectivity of neurons are strongly influenced by soluble, extracellular factors. Indeed, we recently demonstrated that after binding to p75NTR, the common neurotrophin receptor, nerve growth factor (NGF) controls the morphology and connectivity of cultured mouse hippocampal neurons by encouraging the production of fewer yet longer dendrites, and by augmenting GABAergic connectivity. These effects of NGF are mediated by the differential expression of Enhancer‐of‐split 1/5 homologs and neurogenin 3. Amyloid β (Aβ), a pathogenic agent in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is known to bind to p75NTR, hence we studied its influence on cultured hippocampal neurons. At 800 nM, Aβ(1–40) prevents NGF‐induced activation of NF‐κB and consequently, it depresses the expression of Enhancer‐of‐split 1. Thus, at this concentration, the effect of Aβ on neurons is antagonistic to those provoked by NGF and accordingly, neurons sprout more yet shorter dendrites and their GABAergic input decreases. In contrast, at lower concentration, 20 nM, the amyloid induces cellular effects similar to those induced by NGF, both in terms of gene expression, neuronal morphology, and GABAergic connectivity. Our results demonstrate that Aβ may act as a neurotrophic factor that mimics the activity of NGF. However, at higher concentrations, the amyloid behaves as an antagonist of NGF, contributing to the advent of AD.  相似文献   

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Nerve growth factor (NGF) is a member of the neurotrophins, which are important regulators of embryonic development and adult function in the vertebrate nervous systems. The signaling elicited by NGF regulates diverse activities, including survival, axon growth, and synaptic plasticity. NGF action is mediated by engagement with two structurally unrelated transmembrane receptors, p75NTR and TrkA, which are co-expressed in a variety of cells. The functional interactions of these receptors have been widely demonstrated and include complex formation, convergence of signaling pathways, and indirect interaction through adaptor proteins. Each domain of the receptors was shown to be important for the formation of TrkA and p75NTR complexes, but only the intramembrane and transmembrane domains seemed to be crucial for the creation of high-affinity binding sites. However, whether these occur through a physical association of the receptors is unclear. In the present work, we demonstrate by Förster resonance energy transfer that p75NTR and TrkA are physically associated through their intracellular (IC) domains and that this interaction occurs predominantly at the cell membrane and prior to NGF stimulation. Our data suggest that there is a pool of receptors dimerized before NGF stimulus, which could contribute to the high-affinity binding sites. We modeled the three-dimensional structure of the TrkA IC domain by homology modeling, and with this and the NMR-resolved structure of p75NTR, we modeled the heterodimerization of TrkA and p75NTR by docking methods and molecular dynamics. These models, together with the results obtained by Förster resonance energy transfer, provide structural insights into the receptors' physical association.  相似文献   

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Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and adenosine are widely recognized as neuromodulators of glutamatergic transmission in the adult brain. Most BDNF actions upon excitatory plasticity phenomena are under control of adenosine A2A receptors (A2ARs). Concerning gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)-mediated transmission, the available information refers to the control of GABA transporters. We now focused on the influence of BDNF and the interplay with adenosine on phasic GABAergic transmission. To assess this, we evaluated evoked and spontaneous synaptic currents recorded from CA1 pyramidal cells in acute hippocampal slices from adult rat brains (6 to 10 weeks old). BDNF (10–100 ng/mL) increased miniature inhibitory postsynaptic current (mIPSC) frequency, but not amplitude, as well as increased the amplitude of inhibitory postsynaptic currents (IPSCs) evoked by afferent stimulation. The facilitatory action of BDNF upon GABAergic transmission was lost in the presence of a Trk inhibitor (K252a, 200 nM), but not upon p75NTR blockade (anti-p75NTR IgG, 50 μg/mL). Moreover, the facilitatory action of BDNF onto GABAergic transmission was also prevented upon A2AR antagonism (SCH 58261, 50 nM). We conclude that BDNF facilitates GABAergic signaling at the adult hippocampus via a presynaptic mechanism that depends on TrkB and adenosine A2AR activation.  相似文献   

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Nerve growth factor (NGF) is critical for the proliferation, differentiation, and survival of neurons through its binding to the p75NTR and TrkA receptors. Dysregulation of NGF has been implicated in several pathologies, including neurodegeneration (i.e., Parkinson's and Alzheimer's diseases) and both inflammatory and neuropathic pain states. Therefore, small molecule inhibitors that block NGF–receptor interactions have significant therapeutic potential. Small molecule antagonists ALE-0540, PD90780, Ro 08-2750, and PQC 083 have all been reported to inhibit NGF from binding the TrkA receptor. Interestingly, the characterization of the ability of these molecules to block NGF–p75NTR interactions has not been performed. In addition, the inhibitory action of these molecules has never been evaluated using surface plasmon resonance (SPR) spectroscopy, which has been proven to be highly useful in drug discovery applications. In the current study, we used SPR biosensors to characterize the binding of NGF to the p75NTR receptor in addition to characterizing the inhibitory potential of the known NGF antagonists. The results of this study provide the first evaluation of the ability of these compounds to block NGF binding to p75NTR receptor. In addition, only PD90780 was effective at inhibiting the interaction of NGF with p75NTR, suggesting receptor selectivity between known NGF inhibitors.  相似文献   

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